Rick Forrister wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> > In the article at cnet (http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2841538.ht
> > ml?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni) they say that upgrades and bug fixes get
> > sent to the $9.95 customers. Does it mean they won't be freely
> > downloadable any more? If so, then it's not what I would call good
> > news.
>
> Martin, it's more than just unlikely that Red Hat is going to try to
> cut the free downloads, it's rediculous on several points. Red Hat
> has reiterated many times their commitment to Open Source, doesn't
> include non-open source licensed software in the core distribution,
> and has always put the distribution up for free download on the web
> site & mirrors. For that matter, RH 7.0 is already up on mirrors,
[...]
And think of this: let's say that RedHat didn't provide free updates
any more.
Since the bug fixes would still be GPL'd, those RPMs would be ripped off
the CD and available for download in a heartbeat.
-W-
A boss with no humor is like a job that's no fun.
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